The Lager House is Located at 1254 Michigan Avenue, three blocks East of old Tiger Stadium and two blocks West of MGM Grand.
This Week & beyond at
PJ's Lager House
1254 Michigan Ave
Corktown - Detroit
313.961.4668
www.pjslagerhouse.com
www.myspace.com/lagerhouse
All shows 21+ and no cover unless otherwise noted.
Monday, March 8
The Guystorm w/Fictionist, Bat on Fire
10pm
Minneapolis' The Guystorm is one of the musical legions absconding upon that annual journey southwards to the beacon of light within the Union's second-largest state-- SXSW at Austin, Texas. On the way, they stop in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland. Come check out what some of Minnesota's best has to offer at PJLH! That state which is so like us, but so not. Of Salt Lake City's Fictionist, the Salt Lake Tribune says, "[Fictionist is] big music, with a wall of sound of epic, swirling choruses and bridges that build on one another — think of the way Led Zeppelin builds momentum slowly on “Stairway to Heaven” until it erupts in the final verse, destroying everything in sight." Local metal hardcore band Bat On Fire's premiere album is called "Escape From Hades." They will be playing tracks from this tonight at their sophomore appearance at PJ's Lager House. Bat On Fire... let us pray there are no flying bats.
Tuesday, March 9
White Boss w/SX-8 (Deastro)
10pm
White Boss is from Detroit East and sound like it! SX-8 is "Randy-from-Deastro,"'s he who frequently deems not to have a last name, new project. As with most things Randy, this one remains somewhat of a mystery, yet undoubtedly interesting and buzz-worthy. He's always got something different up his sleeve, so who knows what tonight will bring from Mr. RDC. Come out, I'm sure you can meet the editor-in-chief of Pitchfork and Daytrotter here. Or at least Jim Carroll. Google tells me SX-8 is a supercomputer built by NEC. There's also a lot of really technical language. Randy's talents may be the future of music as know it, so come on out to this show and stay ahead of that damn curve.
Wednesday, March 10
The Shakedown w/Dolson, The Shipwreck
10pm
Locals The Shakedown rock in the good ol' blue collar way. Hard workers and hard players; they'll get along just fine. Dolson, not sponsored by Molson, opens.
Thursday, March 11
Beast In The Field w/Lost Coves, Today I Wait, Year of the Pig
10pm
Beast In The Field appears courtesy of a dark corner in a malignant solar system, slowly bleeding black into earth's skies. It does not produce riffs. It orchestrates lurching stacks of glaciers and rocketing walls of canyons- disintegrating every molecule of mass and throttling the hell out of, and back into, infinite black space. It knows nothing of guitar and drums. It smokes forests of redwood into instant dust with the roar of tectonic plates colliding into a spontaneous pact of continental suicide. You gaze all around in suspended shock at your world, ripping apart at the mountains and streams. yet you know it doesn't come within years of the silence in your head and the sinking in your chest. Beast In The Field is not a band. It is a man-made natural disaster. Brooklyn's Lost Coves' myspace URL is stabstabdie666. HA. "Venturing into the great wide Weird, Lost Coves has successfully bridged the Heavy and Indie worlds to create a wide open spectrum to psychedelia stitched together by tense and introspective moments of true character and personality. Like second nature, the drum and bass duo crash through the gates with giant reverberating riffs and odd rhythms, only to tragically break your heart by song's end. They certainly keep it interesting-- familiar but always adventurous." Detroit's Today I Wait is a group of five close friends who want nothing more than to play brutal fucking metal/hardcore for as many people that will listen, and share the experiences and ideas they have with others. These days, TIW is gearing up for a new stretch of highway in TIW's history as they prepare a new full length CD that will showcase the bands song writing, musicianship and dedication like nothing they've done in the past. Year of the Pig is here to lay waste to the Detroit music scene, and possibly the world over. The trio includes current and former members of Diegrinder and Chapstik. Year of the Pig opened for legendary group The Meatmen a few months ago.
Friday, March 12
Cowboy Messiah w/The Real Matt Woods, Taking On The World
10pm
$5
Cowboy Messiah is one of the most diverse rock trios in Detroit. Their high-energy live shows blast out a mix of musical styles from ska, punk, rock, rockabilly, country and groove music that's sure to appeal to practically any audience member. The Real Matt Woods is coming up, in the flesh, from Knoxville, Tennessee (birthplace of me). The man is real and is here to inject some Tennessee twang into the length of Michigan Ave. Taking On The World is a band that strips away the layers of what we today know as 'punk rock'. Rather than watching MTV, Taking On The World looks to the roots of punk. The influence of bands like the Clash and Social Distortion can clearly be heard in TOTW's sound. TOTW plays punk the way it was orginally conceived, as a derivative of rock n' roll, a sound born in a climate of social and political turmoil. With a strong lyrical message that is not afraid to question the current social and political climate.
Saturday, March 13
PJ's Birthday w/The Sugarcoats, Kahlid Hanifi f/George Bedard, The Reelers
10pm
Dun dun dun.... PJ's a year older and celebrating in the finest fashion he knows how-- throwing a big ass rock'n'roll party! Headlining the night will be Woodbridge's prodigal sons, The Sugarcoats. The Sugarcoats are a kickass project of Corey Weedon and Todd McNulty from Lee Marvin Computer Arm. Original bassist and former Bad Indians member Neal Simms is BACK and better than ever. They've got that Woodbridge sound... it's a true commonwealth 'round them parts! Did you hear them on WDET's Detroit Today a few months ago? Good stuff. The Sugarcoats have been favorably compared to The Rolling Stones AND The MC5 and The Faces. HOW'S THAT FOR CREDENTIAL?! When at the top of their game, this is truly one of the best live bands in Detroit. Khalid Hanifi is the hardest working Afghan in show biz. Hanifi has been writing and performing his songs since the early 1980s, with such bands as Map of the World (Atlantic Records 1989-90), Kiss Me Screaming, and Maypops. His first proper solo album, “Pamplemousse Presse,” produced by Khalid and Geoff Michael, was released in September 2008. Recently, his work has been featured in such places as the NBC show "Mercy," and the PRX radio documentary "Finding Our Bootstraps: Americans Deal With Recession." Accompanying him will be Ann Arbor's rockabilly king, George Bedard. Local group The Reelers is a locally-based three-piece with obvious 60s influences. Link Wray plays strong in their intros while the backend of the songs remain light and easy to do the indie kid toe-tap head-bob to. The Reelers open.
Sunday, March 14
Parade Day Celebration f/Bill Grogan's Goat
12pm
O lardy, lardy, lardy. It's here again-- pour me just a lil' one for breakfast, please. Yes, that's right, it is time again for that glorious day that comes but once a year when Corktown returns to its historical glory as an Irish hotbed with one of the most spirited parades in the United States. On this day, we open at noon and keep them pouring straight through the hours to 2am. Sharpen your elbows, plump your liver and open your gullet, for the ol' Lager House has the finest Guinness and Jameson on all of Michigan Avenue. Last year, a few of the OLD old timers, those who frequented the bar in the 1950s and '60s, dropped by and shared a few of their stories and pictures of the place and its patrons from well before it was known for rock'n'roll. Interesting stuff! Ask PJ about the bullet shield next time you're in. Just not on this day, he'll be too busy. Bill Grogan's Goat will be around nearly all day providing their usual Pogues-esque soundtrack to Irish festivities.
NEXT WEEK:
Monday, March 15
CLOSED FOR RECOVERY
That parade is nutso, guys. Today, PJLH staff recovers by getting plenty of rest and fluids. Mostly rest.
Tuesday, March 16
CLOSED FOR RECOVERY
Our own small holiday break. Yes!
Wednesday, March 17
St. Patrick's Day w/Dirt Road Logic, Brandon Calhoon, Bixy Lutz, John Holk & the Sequins
Open at 9am; music at 5pm
NO COVER
Welcome to St. Patrick's Day, Round 2! We're up at the crack of 9am to begin pouring for those of you whose blood runs green on this day. Some of Detroit's finest will be on hand to provide musical entertainment beginning at 5pm. Dirt Road Logic is a locally based roots rock quartet playing out gritty and passionate tales of the Rust Belt. The Music Revue says, "This is some good old straight-ahead, no B.S. rock 'n' roll. The vocals are a perfect fit, and the words don't get lost; nothing is overpowered. It's like listening to 'instant' classic rock." Brandon Calhoon arrives with his new 5-song EP, "Detroit City," in tow. A Michigan native, Calhoon moved to California in July 2004 in order to pursue a lifelong dream. This debut EP is the culmination of themes from Calhoon's road back to Detroit after being a finalist on the Rockstar: INSX reality TV show. Bixy Lutz is a local trio with stripped down garagey blues. John Holk & the Sequins kick off the festivities.
Thursday, March 18
Scout Niblett w/Kelly Jean Caldwell
10pm
$5
Scout Niblett is sure to be one of the best shows we have gracing our stage this year. What to say about dear Emma... she's a fearless performer, one of the best and most innovative female musicians in North America today, and is known to place her body in the way of harm in the interest of adventure. Scout has worked with some very well-known names, including Steve Albini. Her 2007 album, "This Fool Can Die Now," features her perhaps most well-known single, "Kiss," a duet recorded with Will Oldham. Oldham is also featured on three more of the album's tracks. Scout Niblett's music is frequently minimal in style; many of her songs consist merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live shows and this is sure to be one of them. Opening will be Detroit's own Kelly Jean Caldwell, a spitfire match. Caldwell was conceived in the U.P. on Halloween night of 1977 in the dugout of a Little League baseball field. Her first song was written about a beautiful silver doorknokb in the bathroom of her 2nd grade classroom. Shortly thereafter, KJC formed her first band, SAVACALD, with her cousins and brother. After moving south a bit later in life, she joined the Ann Arbor band And Spiders and went on to cocntribute nicely to The Black Forest Girls, Showdown At The Equator and Saturday Looks Good To Me, among others. KJC has two solo albums out: "September Girl" and "Banner of A Hundred Hearts." Caldwell's backing band features some of the best dudes in Detroit-- Brian Blair of Bad Medicine at the Campfire, Craig Brown of Terrible Twos, The Mahonies and FASHION, and Todd McNulty of Lee Marvin Computer Arm and The Sugarcoats.
Friday, March 19
Desolation Angels w/fur
10pm
$5
Somewhere between heaven and hell lie the Desolation Angels - the souls all about you with longing in their throats and conviction in their eyes. The sound is unique, Detroit rock and roll that knows where it comes from - from black and white southerners singing as they work on the line; from young detroit kids practicing in their garages saying 'f*** the status quo,' from lonely nights in an industrial city and hard days between the concrete and steel. desolation angels-detroit: dan mckernan, erik pelto and Mike Wachowski. Their resume is impressive from New York City to Chicago, large clubs to small bars. But the true key is at their shows and in their songs. Because in our hearts, late at night, on that unlit highway, aren't we all...desolation angels? Fur produces ominous music that will make you think you're in 1988 industrial New York City if you close your eyes for awhile; like a mix between The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs and another band I can't remember the name of.
Saturday, March 20
Old Empire
10pm
Old Empire makes songs out of Midwestern melancholia and frustrated Americana. This record was recorded at Ferndale's Tempermill Studios... all in the family, all in the family. OE arrives with their recently released "Queen City Quandaries" in tow. QCQ is their debut LP and was released on Dave Feeny's Gangplank Records.
MORE!
Mar. 22: Beekeepers w/Boats, Elle & the Fonts
Mar. 23: The Beards w/The Bearinger Boys, The Thornbills
Mar. 24: Darkred w/Lab Partners
Mar. 25: Gunslingers
Mar. 26: The Handgrenades w/The Drags, The Displays - $5; 18+
Mar. 27: Mick Bassett & the Marthas w/The 54, James & the Rainbros - $5
Mar. 28: Middle Distance Runner w/Floating Action
Mar. 29: Vicious Guns
Mar. 31: Mixo Presents "Beatz 2 Rhymez" Beat Battle
April 1: Champions of Breakfast w/Kommie Kilpatrick, The Kickstand Band
April 2: The Dirty Mitten Funk Band w/Plush Deathly
April 5: High Places
April 7: Leopold and His Fiction w/Black Lodge
April 8: Tim Pak
April 9: Joe Jack Talcum w/Samuel Locke Ward & the Boohoos, The High Strung - $7
April 10: Child Bite w/Mi Ami, DJ Forest Juziuk - $5
April 12: MV/EE and the Golden Road w/Corsano/Flowers Duo
April 16: Skarhead w/H8 Inc., Hellmouth - $10; 18+
April 17: The Cetan Clawson Revolution w/Boogaloosa Prayer, Justin Case & the Second Coming - $6
April 21: Daikaiju w/Abstract Artimus
April 23: Those Transatlantics
April 24: The Zone Radio 8th Anniversary Party
April 26: Crazy Dreams Band w/Druid Perfume, Wiccans - $5
April 29: Dirty Virgins w/Martin Bisi, Carolyn Striho, Minor Planets
May 7: Zoos of Berlin w/Elks
Full event calendar
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